Book of Ezekiel
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The Book of Ezekiel is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible that records the visions and messages of the prophet Ezekiel, focusing on divine judgment, the fall and restoration of Israel, and vivid symbolic imagery.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Ezekiel canonical | 43 |
| Ezekiel | 6 |
| Ezekiel 1 | 2 |
| BookOfEzekiel | 1 |
| Ezekiel 16:49–50 | 1 |
| Ezekiel 18 | 1 |
| Ezekiel 2:1 and following | 1 |
| Ezekiel 3 | 1 |
| Ezekiel 34 | 1 |
| Ezekiel 37 | 1 |
| Ezekiel 38 | 1 |
| Ezekiel 40 | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major Prophet
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Neviim ⓘ book of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ book of the Old Testament ⓘ prophetic book ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmpire | Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | Chebar canal ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
canonical in Catholicism
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canonical in Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ canonical in Judaism ⓘ canonical in Protestantism ⓘ |
| closingSection | description of a restored temple and land ⓘ |
| containsSymbolicAct |
eating a scroll
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lying on his side for many days ⓘ packing baggage for exile ⓘ shaving his head and beard ⓘ |
| containsTheme |
divine judgment
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fall of Jerusalem ⓘ holiness of God ⓘ individual responsibility ⓘ new covenant imagery ⓘ restoration of Israel ⓘ |
| containsVision |
vision of the chariot
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vision of the departure of the glory of the Lord ⓘ vision of the new temple ⓘ vision of the return of the glory of the Lord ⓘ vision of the valley of dry bones ⓘ |
| dividedInto |
oracles against foreign nations
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oracles of judgment against Judah and Jerusalem ⓘ oracles of restoration ⓘ |
| genre |
apocalyptic literature precursor
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prophecy ⓘ |
| hasKeyImage |
Gog of the land of Magog
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four living creatures ⓘ river flowing from the temple ⓘ wheels within wheels ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfChapters | 48 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian eschatology
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Jewish apocalyptic literature ⓘ mystical traditions such as Merkavah mysticism ⓘ |
| keyChapter |
Book of Ezekiel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ezekiel 1
Book of Ezekiel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ezekiel 18
Book of Ezekiel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ezekiel 37
Book of Ezekiel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ezekiel 40
Ezekiel 47 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ezekiel ⓘ |
| openingVerse | “In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month” ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bible
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surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| positionAmongMajorProphets |
after Book of Jeremiah
ⓘ
before Book of Daniel in many Christian canons ⓘ |
| positionInHebrewBible | third of the Latter Prophets ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| setting |
6th century BCE
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Babylonian exile ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Ezekiel ⓘ |
Referenced by (60)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ezekiel 34
this entity surface form:
Ezekiel
this entity surface form:
Ezekiel
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Ezekiel
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Ezekiel 2:1 and following
this entity surface form:
Ezekiel
subject surface form:
Zedekiah
subject surface form:
Zedekiah
this entity surface form:
Ezekiel
this entity surface form:
Ezekiel 1
this entity surface form:
Ezekiel 18
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Ezekiel 37
this entity surface form:
Ezekiel 40
this entity surface form:
Ezekiel 1
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Ezekiel 38
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Ezekiel 3
subject surface form:
Golden Gate (Jerusalem)
this entity surface form:
Ezekiel 16:49–50